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Apple iPhone 5S 16GB GSM Unlocked Space Gray Certified Refurbished
Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)
6.5
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
996
Old Reviews
0
Unverified
39
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4 meters
SIZE
1.3 GHz
PROCESSOR CLOCK
Dual Core
PROCESSOR TYPE
8 MP
PRIMARY CAMERA
Review Analysis - 957 recent, verified reviews
Detailed Mode
Product Reliability
165months, month, stopped working, turn, refurbished
+32%
-68%
" ... It’s been just over six months since I got the phone and it died suddenly and without evident cause. ... "
" ... This was a slow progression after the 3 month mark of having this phone. ... But after the 3 month marker it just decided to completely broke itself. ... "
" ... I had to buy a new phone for my daughter not a month after purcahsing this one. ... "
" ... Dead within 1 hour of normal use. ... "
" ... Not a reliable phone. ... "
" ... The phone isn't coming on I just received it, no headphones nothing I don't understand why it's not working. ... "
" ... My phone got ruined after 2 monhs ... "
" ... Phone would just randomly turn off. ... "
Battery Life
123charge, battery life, charged, hold a charge, dies
+14%
-86%
" ... The phone is ok but the battery life is not very good. ... I have to constantly charge phone. ... "
" ... It just turned off (while almost fully charged) and it won’t turn back on. ... "
" ... My iPhone 5C went through maybe 1 and a half charged. ... Slowly the battery just got worse and worse. ... "
" ... Absolutely terrible battery life. ... "
" ... Will not charge after receiving. ... "
" ... Then, it would lose a battery charge and shut off while showing charge at 50%. ... "
" ... Works fine, but it came with a bunch of dents on every single corner and a faulty battery. ... With normal use, it usually depletes in a couple hours, if you turn on wifi, it would probably last an hour or so. ... Another time I had it warn me that I'm at 10% (after having 60% for a while) battery but on the corner it was at 1% and when I tried to charge it, it immediately jumped to 51% . ... "
" ... Battery is real bad ... "
Marketplace
88amazon, refurbished, described, buy, expected
+56%
-44%
" ... Phone was as described. ... "
" ... So far phone is in a great condition and works as expected. ... "
" ... If you want to buy one, buy from Electronic Deals ... the iPhone they sent me was perfect & very new. ... "
" ... I am pleased with my purchase and with the seller. ... "
" ... Works as advertised. ... "
" ... Was as advertised. ... "
" ... Works as expected. ... "
" ... Thanks for a brand new iPhone. ... "
Delivery
84condition, came, received, fast, delivered
+87%
-13%
" ... Came in great condition. ... "
" ... Delivered on time. ... "
" ... Very pleased with phone and delivery time ... "
" ... Phone received as advertised on time. ... "
" ... Both phones arrived on time and in nearly new condition. ... "
" ... Prouduct as described, no issues with phone and fast delivery ... "
" ... Very fast delivery. ... "
" ... When I received my iPhone, it was in perfect condition and the glass was perfect! ... "
Charging
78charger, battery, charged, charging, hold a charge
+21%
-79%
" ... I have to constantly charge phone. ... "
" ... It just turned off (while almost fully charged) and it won’t turn back on. ... "
" ... The phone is not charging properly ... "
" ... My iPhone 5C went through maybe 1 and a half charged. ... "
" ... The phone turns off by itself and cannot turn back on unless its plugged to the charger cable. ... "
" ... Will not charge after receiving. ... "
" ... Seems to have electrical problems, and sometimes doesn't charge properly. ... "
" ... Then, it would lose a battery charge and shut off while showing charge at 50%. ... "
Returns
55back, refund, returned, send, window
+13%
-87%
" ... Returned phone and was not offered correct phone. ... "
" ... We were not back to the US for 2 months, and now it is too late to return this. ... "
" ... I decided to return after having for less than a week since it was unreliable. ... "
" ... I bought this phone to send out to another country and couldn't return it right away. ... "
" ... Had to return it and waiting on my credit. ... "
" ... Had to return both ... "
" ... I was disappointed to have to return phone. ... Had to return it. ... "
" ... Tried to take it to apple but they said they couldn’t fix it. ... "
Price
49money, waste of money, wasted, waste, 200
+57%
-43%
" ... I took a chance on this referbished 5S, to my pleasant surprise, I saved much money!! ... "
" ... Truthfully the iPhone 5C was a better phone for a better price. ... "
" ... Price was good. ... "
" ... Good choice cost benefit. ... "
" ... Great price on this phone - I have bought refurbished phones before and they work just fine - no need to spend more than twice the price. ... "
" ... Good for the price ... "
" ... Great for the money. ... "
" ... It's modern enough to be updated, but very well priced. ... "
Design
48new, looked, like, looks brand new, looks like new
+88%
-13%
" ... In great shape. ... "
" ... It looks and works great. ... "
" ... Love the feel of this slim phone. ... "
" ... Was in great shape. ... "
" ... I received the iPhone quickly, and it was in great shape. ... Looked brand new. ... "
" ... Great phone, it looks like new and works like new. ... "
" ... every feature works just like a new phone and they look new too. ... "
" ... i was pretty happy with the phone it was in good shape. ... "
Defective Delivery
43scratches, refurbished, perfect condition, came, stolen
+63%
-37%
" ... Came in great condition. ... "
" ... The phone was in good condition for being refurbished. ... "
" ... Both phones arrived on time and in nearly new condition. ... "
" ... The phone itself was mint condition, seemed to be really new. ... "
" ... Phone came in perfect condition. ... "
" ... The Item Came Quickly, Was In Perfect Condition. ... "
" ... No scratches or dents. ... "
" ... Honestly I was frightened by the reviews but I'm so glad I took the risk because I received an iPhone that had no scratches or flaws at all. ... "
Product As Described
30expected, advertised, works as expected, works, exactly as described
+77%
-23%
" ... Phone was as described. ... "
" ... So far phone is in a great condition and works as expected. ... "
" ... Works as advertised. ... "
" ... Was as advertised. ... "
" ... Works as expected. ... "
" ... Worked as advertised. ... "
" ... No issues and exactly as expected. ... "
" ... Better than expected. ... "
Screen Protection
28scratches, scratch, dents, damaged, CAT came
+36%
-64%
" ... Purchased the phone in February of 2017 screen went blank in October 2017. ... "
" ... There are scratches and dents almost on every side of phone . ... "
" ... It has cracked screen. ... "
" ... It's screen was damaged. ... "
" ... The home botton is damage. ... "
" ... Would not buy Dead spot in screen ... "
" ... The screen looks different color to the center, a fault on the screen, and has a knock at the back. ... "
" ... minor visible scratches on the apple symbol, nothing to complain about. ... "
For Kids
27son, daughter, bought, loved, likes
+96%
-4%
" ... Bought this iPhone for my adult son. ... "
" ... He loves it so I love it. ... "
" ... Perfect for a tween ... "
" ... I bought it few weeks back for my child for his 12th birthday - he has been using it and loved it. ... "
" ... Friends are helping me learn. ... "
" ... Bought one for my son's b16th birthday, and he loved it! ... "
" ... Bought for my son to use and has had no issues with it. ... "
" ... My grandson is ecstatic! ... "
Build Quality
23scratch, shape, dropped, made, functional
+39%
-61%
" ... But after the 3 month marker it just decided to completely broke itself. ... "
" ... it was impossible to tear it off . ... "
" ... With scratches from the outside ... "
" ... It gets extremely hot with and without a case. ... "
" ... The phone is not in right shape. ... "
" ... And have scratch ... "
" ... That's why all simple ways doesn't work, unless trying to jail break it. ... "
" ... There may be minor scuffs and scratches on the iPhone. ... It's nothing that a case or cover can't hide. ... "
Display Clarity
20black, yellow, turned, turn, time
+25%
-75%
" ... Finally, the screen turned black and it now doesn’t turn on or turn off. ... "
" ... The screen flashes and does not perform well at all. ... "
" ... The screen lost some colors after a few months. ... "
" ... Purchased the phone in February of 2017 screen went blank in October 2017. ... "
" ... It has cracked screen. ... "
" ... The screen doesn't even work. ... "
" ... The screen went crazy and then stopped working. ... "
" ... Would not buy Dead spot in screen ... "
Sound Quality
19turn, picture, taking, japan, camera noise
-100%
" ... The speaker didnt work. ... "
" ... It’s a good phone, but it’s impossible to turn off the shutter sound when taking a picture. ... "
" ... Logic board blew out. ... "
" ... the iphone is one from China where it is illegal to silence the phone, so every noise was heard. ... "
" ... Frustrating that the camera noise can't be switched off. ... "
" ... Only one thing: it's from Japan or somewhere where they aren't allowed to silence the camera noise, so the shutter noise goes off at the loudest volume EVERY SINGLE TIME you take a picture. ... "
" ... The speaker was a little staticky when I received the phone. ... After about a week and a half, all you could hear was static. ... "
" ... When I try to take picture it makes sound even if I put on silent mode. ... "
Cleaning
18scratch, dents, clean, nothing, dust
+50%
-50%
" ... Kind of freezes up, kind of scratched. ... "
" ... Upon opening my package, I noticed dust in the box. ... When I unwrapped the phone, a load of glass dust and shards piled onto my lap and all over my couch. ... "
" ... With scratches from the outside ... "
" ... And have scratch ... "
" ... minor visible scratches on the apple symbol, nothing to complain about. ... "
" ... The iphone came with a lot of use marks such as dent marks on top and botoom and a lot of scratch marks on the screen. ... "
" ... very bad quality, many scratches on it, it's USED ... "
" ... Lots of scratches. ... "
SIM
18unlocked, sim, buying a sim, restored, gsm
+50%
-50%
" ... an sim card was not included ... "
" ... Phone was not unlocked ... "
" ... I tried to use my GSM network T-Mobile SIM card after I received it, but it doesn't work. ... I tried my friend's US celular SIM card, it doesn't work. ... "
" ... Phone was very nice ,But was NOT UNLOCKED , couldn't use a Verizon sim card only compatible with AT&T had to return it. ... "
" ... It's not unlocked. ... "
" ... Phone fails to recognize any SIM I insert. ... "
" ... I received an iPhone that is still locked by the provider so the SIM card I purchased for the network I want to use will not work. ... "
" ... Sim from Bangladesh didn't work. ... "
Device Compatibility
175s, connect, speaker, computer, wifi
+41%
-59%
" ... The speaker didnt work. ... "
" ... It does not connect to what is asked for. ... "
" ... When it came time to switch devices I tried to enter the imei number and it says, "error ocurred while processing device info" so now I've wasted $400 total on two I Phones that don't even work! ... "
" ... One speaker didn't work. ... "
" ... Doesn't even get recognized by computer when plugged in. ... "
" ... Only works on speaker. ... "
" ... Can not connect to itunes to reboot due to me not owning a computer with itunes . ... "
" ... Unable to get it to work ... "
Lagging
15often, freezes, turn, times, sometimes
-100%
" ... I contacted amazon about the freezing and I was told to restart the phone ever so often. ... You have to let it turn off sometimes. ... "
" ... It often shuts off and will not turn back on immediately. ... "
" ... Sometimes it would shut off randomly, or the home button wouldn't respond. ... "
" ... Phone constantly crashes and I can't use it for anything! ... "
" ... This phone freezes when I just got it. ... "
" ... Will not restart. ... "
" ... I'm having problems with phone shutting off. ... "
" ... Phone freezes and overheats a lot ... "
Controls
13button, buttons, home button, volume button, volume
-100%
" ... Purchased this phone and right from the beginning I had issues with it freezing, dropping calls, delay when I press buttons, not receiving calls, no notifications, getting delayed phone calls. ... "
" ... Sometimes it would shut off randomly, or the home button wouldn't respond. ... "
" ... still WILL NOT TURN ON. ... "
" ... I received the product only to find out that the volume buttons are not working.i would recommend not to buy any product from this dealer ... "
" ... The cellphone work's normally but it come with out invoice and the mobile it's broken next to the volume button they have to show you the real estate of the machine to know as a client what I am buying. ... "
" ... There is no way to turn it off. ... "
" ... Volume button on the side is not working well. ... "
" ... Ot did that a couple of times then finally just wouldnt turn on anymore. ... "
As Gift
13bought, birthday, son, present, ordered
+62%
-38%
" ... Very Affordable and a great present! ... "
" ... Bought the phone for my son's 14th birthday. ... "
" ... I bought it few weeks back for my child for his 12th birthday - he has been using it and loved it. ... "
" ... Came early was great because it was a birthday gift. ... "
" ... Bought one for my son's b16th birthday, and he loved it! ... "
" ... Thank you, my son was very happy with his gift ... "
" ... A wonderful gift for my nephew at Christmas time. ... "
" ... Just what my son wanted ... "
Apps
13apps, updates, app, open, latest
+31%
-69%
" ... Device inside the package was google phone not the iphone. ... "
" ... It will just completely shut down, shut off apps and just decide to not work all together. ... "
" ... Almost like it's a fake IOS. ... "
" ... I performed some updates thinking that would solve the problem. ... "
" ... So the phone and not apps are draining battery ... "
" ... If I need to use maps or any data streaming app I can count on losing up to 50% of battery life in a matter of minutes. ... "
" ... When it's 60% at 8pm, with no activity and opened apps, battery runs out and it doesn't make it through the night. ... "
" ... Suppose, if we click one application, it will open another application. ... "
Original Product
12like, product, seems, one, brand new
+25%
-75%
" ... not a refurbished phone but should be classified as "used"! ... "
" ... i had refurbished ones before and it was not like this one AT ALL! ... "
" ... This iPhone was not really refurbished. ... "
" ... Total piece of crap this refurbished nonsense. ... "
" ... The advertising is false. ... "
" ... SELLING BAD PRODUCT!!!! ... "
" ... It is refurbished but seems like there is fundamentally wrong with the product being sold as refurbished. ... "
" ... It seems to me I was cheated. ... "
Call quality
12hear, texts, static, cannot, callers
+8%
-92%
" ... On speaker, nobody can hear me properly and phone now doesn't ring. ... "
" ... After about a week and a half, all you could hear was static. ... "
" ... Sometimes won't allow you to answer calls. ... "
" ... You cannot have a private conversation. ... "
" ... Phone has trouble making calls and with sending and receiving texts. ... "
" ... While you can hear callers, they cannot hear you. ... In addition, callers indicate they hear extreme static and other technology type sounds that interfere with call quality. ... "
" ... After several calls they finally replaced the phone. ... "
" ... but its always freezing up on me , the left side of the phone don't work, barely can answer calls or text anyone. ... "
Software Platform
11updates, icloud, update, latest, error
+27%
-73%
" ... There are so many bugs, I thought maybe it was because I needed to have the newest software update and even after doing that still has many issues. ... "
" ... Almost like it's a fake IOS. ... "
" ... Phone constantly crashes and I can't use it for anything! ... "
" ... When it came time to switch devices I tried to enter the imei number and it says, "error ocurred while processing device info" so now I've wasted $400 total on two I Phones that don't even work! ... "
" ... I performed some updates thinking that would solve the problem. ... "
" ... So the phone and not apps are draining battery ... "
" ... I was in error. ... Just have to download latest Apple 10 update ... "
Overall performance
11fine, fast, job, happy, got
+91%
-9%
" ... Product ok. Got it fast. ... "
" ... Aside from that I was happy with performance. ... "
" ... The phone came faster than expected and was brand new. ... "
" ... I loved how fast I got this phone!!! ... "
" ... Everything works fine ... "
" ... I want something that is elegant and gets the job done. ... "
" ... Works fine, no issues and works great with t mobile ... "
" ... phone works great so far! ... "
ISP
10works, work, verizon, lost, got
+30%
-70%
" ... If you lost your (Verizon) phone don't buy this. ... You need the old SIM card to activate it on your existing plan. ... "
" ... It's not unlocked at all! ... "
" ... It wasn't unlocked. ... "
" ... It did not. ... "
" ... I lost my $245!! ... "
" ... I just cut my losses and traded it at Verizon. ... "
Comfort
10shape, perfect, hands, hand, typing
+50%
-50%
" ... I guess that's the curse with second hand. ... "
" ... it was impossible to tear it off . ... "
" ... Not good typing screwed up. ... "
" ... The phone is not in right shape. ... "
" ... Head phone doesn't even work ... "
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Specifications
Body
Size: 4 meters
Weight: 280.66 grams
Performance
Processor Clock: 1.3 GHz
Processor Type: Dual Core
Camera
Primary Camera: 8 MP
Memory
Memory: 16384 GB
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4 meters
SIZE
1.3 GHz
PROCESSOR CLOCK
Dual Core
PROCESSOR TYPE
8 MP
PRIMARY CAMERA
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